plotting in matlab extremely slow

Every time I plot something it takes several seconds for MATLAB do draw it. Specifically:

>> figure

opens a figure with no significant delay but

>> plot(1:10)

takes about 10 seconds before anything is drawn.

Any ideas what might be wrong? I've attached a file with my DxDiag information below if you want to know what my setup is. I'm currently using MATLAB R2016b but I had the same problem with R2014b.

[KSSV]

How about

x =1:10;

plot(x)

[Jan]

Which renderer do you use? Does the profile r reveal, where the time is spent?

Answer 1

[Prasad Mendu]

For certain graphic cards these performance issues can be resolved by using the software implementation of OpenGL. You can switch to this implementation by executing the command given below at MATLAB Command Window:

>>opengl software

To permanently use OpenGL software, execute this:

>>opengl(save,'software')

[Elizabeth Hearn]

>> opengl software

Error using opengl Switching to software OpenGL rendering is not supported on the Mac platform.

Does not work for Mac.

[Walter Roberson]

Elizabeth Hearn: which release of MATLAB are you using, and which OS-X or MacOS release?

[Antonio Sisbarra]

Just a little mistake: for me it worked

opengl('save','software');

with save between quotes